Lately, I’ve been hearing mixed opinions and reviews about Lady Gaga’s new song “Born This Way.” Some say they like it, while others say it’s just awful. I personally love it, and it’s something we haven’t heard from her before.
A review I recently found, written by Annie Yuan, from HollywoodReporter.com, titled “Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Criticized for Similarities to Madonna Songs” was a good piece and worked well, even though I personally didn’t agree with what she was saying in it.
The article mentioned how critics and fans are commenting that Lady Gaga’s song “Born This Way” is very similar to Madonna’s song “Express Yourself.” The author made valid points about the similarities between the two songs, but I don’t agree with what she said about Gaga completely ripping off Madonna.
Gaga just created a newer, fresher sound, and she revamped it for our generation. I like to think she was inspired by Madonna’s song and didn’t intend to rip her off. I liked the end of the article because the writer gave authoritative and valid sources for people who first heard it and heard comparisons, people who didn’t see any comparisons and those who praised it. It was nice to see a balance between arguments and well-round varying viewpoints because the messages in each song are completely different.
I also recently read another blog post, written by Bo Shell, from TheGAVoice.com, titled “Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’: Impress or ‘Express.’” This one was OK, and the writer gave all opinion and gave other opinions as well from reliable sources in the entertainment industry.
This writer may have had it out for Gaga because like the review I found, Shell kept referring to the similarities between Madonna’s song “Express Yourself” and Gaga’s “Born This Way.” The difference between these two, however, is Shell bluntly said Gaga’s song is “a step back” from her previous songs “Paparazzi” and “Bad Romance.”
The writer also mentioned one of the verses specifically talks about gay, lesbian, bi and transgender affinity and how we want and need more originality from an artist. But I’m left wondering why Shell thinks the songs still sound alike even though the messages are blatantly different? What do you guys think? I think the video is fantastic and completely off the walls!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl0N7JM3wZk